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ATA airs concerns about DEA's proposed special telehealth registration 

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Many aspects of the rule are workable for the telehealth community," Zebley stated, but without changes, the provisions will create "unnecessary barriers to care." " Zebley outlined nine areas of concern, leading with clinical, operational and technical issues with eligibility requirements.

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Virtual reality for pain management has potential, but hurdles remain

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study published this week in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that virtual reality can be a useful, scalable and appealing alternative to existing pain management approaches. Health Tech, a health equity incubation partner at UCSF, and AppliedVR, a platform that provides therapeutic VR for pain management.

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Putting Patients at the Center of Pain Management Decisions

Society for Participatory Medicine

Consider the patient and family perspective in making choices about pain management and opioid use CDS. In 2018 we are supporting clinical care related to pain management and opioid use. While there are 46 words for snow in Iceland, English has far fewer synonyms for physical pain (e.g.,

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The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. These factors shot telehealth and related technologies and services like connected health and remote patient monitoring through the stratosphere. Moore is all for telemedicine.

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Key trends expected to shape Pain Management and Adherence markets in 2024 and beyond

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The pain management market is experiencing exciting growth, driven by several key trends: Increased Demand: Chronic pain prevalence: Chronic pain affects a significant portion of the population, with an aging demographic further increasing demand. The global pain management market is expected to reach $3.3

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Sidney Regional Medical updates internet to fiber: eliminates downtime, adds telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The medical staff includes four family practice physicians, two general surgeons, a urologist, a hospitalist, 10 certified physician assistants and nearly 20 visiting providers who specialize in areas such as ear, nose and throat, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedic surgery, pain management, and podiatry. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Retail Health Ends 2018 With Big Plans for 2019

Health Populi

I brainstormed retail health yesterday with Patrick Freuler, CEO of Audicus (developer of hearing aids sold direct-to-consumer over-the-counter) and Shai Gozani, CEO of NeuroMetrix, maker of the Quell device for pain management.